Chungking Express fingerprintStunning style, immersive world, a touch of humor.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Profoundly sad and romantic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Chungking Express is fast-paced.
Profoundly sad and romantic
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad, romantic, and moving.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, crime, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and pop culture. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and editing stand out.
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If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Chungking Express is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and drug use.
1 h 43 min
Chungking Express runs 1 h 43 min.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 84 out of 100, so both groups see Chungking Express much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $160,000 to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 6.3 times its budget.
It was made in cn, with some English, Chinese, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Japanese. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China.
+41GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Chungking Express in 55 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 41 storytelling tropes for Chungking Express, including Companion Cube, Genre Shift, Chekhov's Gun.
7.9
